The 30-Day Money Cleanse: Take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good

by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley

Overview

Eliminate your money anxiety and create lasting happiness with your financial situation — not by creating a blistering budget but by living the life you love!

Ashley Feinstein Gerstley was working in financial services when she came to the shocking realization that even she was stressed about her personal finances. Ashley quickly realized that her stress didn't only arise from a lack of knowledge but from the way that we as a society treat and talk (or rather don't talk) about money, so she created a system to turn the entire practice on its head! The 30-Day Money Cleanse, named an Amazon Best Book of 2019 So Far, is a groundbreaking money management book that will set you on the path to financial peace with interactive journaling prompts to hold you accountable and keep you on track.

Through Ashley's system, in just 30 days you will create a healthier, happier relationship with your money by:

• Eliminating all money stressors
• Finally knowing where your money is going
• Breaking those panic-inducing bad money habits
• Learning the basics of how and where to invest
• Making a plan that you can not only live with but enjoy

With its cheery and easy-to-follow guide, this is the perfect book on money management for young adults or those looking for an unintimidating guide to managing money. Readers who have tried the 30-Day Money Cleanse have, on average, saved over $950 through the course of the month! Are you ready for financial freedom?

"[An] easy-to-follow guide to creating a healthy personal relationship with money."—Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492665366
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	01/01/2019
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	509,662
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ashley Feinstein Gerstley is an investment banker turned certified life coach with a degree in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. It is her mission to start a new conversation about personal finance and improve people’s relationships with money. Visit her online at thefiscalfemme.com and on Twitter @TheFiscalFemme.

Table of Contents

Preface: My Story vii

Getting Started

Chapter 1 Why We All Need a Money Cleanse 1

Chapter 2 How It Works 16

Chapter 3 Setting Yourself Up for Success 33

Week One

Chapter 4 Week One Overview 43

Chapter 5 Money Journal and Expense List-Guidelines for Week One 54

Week Two

Chapter 6 Week Two Overview 71

Chapter 7 Putting Together Your Happiness Allocation 86

Chapter 8 Frugal Joys and the Language We Use Around Money-Guidelines for Week Two 102

Week Three

Chapter 9 Week Three Overview 113

Chapter 10 Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is-Values-Based Spending 120

Chapter 11 The Opportunity Cost of Our Spending-Guidelines for Week Three 131

Week Four

Chapter 12 Week Four Overview 145

Chapter 13 Create Your Dream Team 156

Chapter 14 Mitigate Environmental Toxins-Guidelines for Week Four 164

Welcome to Your New Money Lifestyle

Chapter 15 Wrap-Up-Your New Money Lifestyle 183

Chapter 16 Money Parties 200

Chapter 17 Onward and Upward-What's Next in Your Money Journey? 206

Acknowledgments 215

Endnotes 219

Bibliography 223

About the Author 227

Editorial Reviews

10/01/2018
Gerstley’s frank confession of her own hard-won financial lessons opens her cheery and easy-to-follow guide to creating a healthy personal relationship with money. Outlining simple exercises—guidelines rather than off-putting plans—and strategies that emphasize the pleasure of gaining control of one’s finances, Gerstley offers encouragement and empathy as the professional life coach she is. Changing perspectives and language around financial decisions is a key part of her program: letting go of an expense feels much more positive than having to give up something. “I have to cut down on my dining expenses” becomes more palatable when reframed as letting go of an expense that wasn’t needed in the first place. The book wraps up with a Financial Bliss Checklist to help users stay on track and a bibliography of books and articles for readers interested in a deeper understanding of how to handle money well. Gerstley’s book offers a solid first step for those just entering the workforce or anyone still in need of developing good financial habits and dealing fearlessly with personal finances. Agent: Leigh Eisenman, HSG Agency. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Cheery and easy-to-follow guide to creating a healthy personal relationship with money...Gerstley’s book offers a solid first step for those just entering the workforce or anyone still in need of developing good financial habits and dealing fearlessly with personal finances." — Publishers Weekly

"I’m a huge fan of The 30-Day Money Cleanse! Ashley’s method outlines how we can align our spending with our values and use our money as a tool for the things we want most in life." — Farnoosh Torabi, financial expert and host of the podcast So Money

"Financial well-being is an often overlooked key to career success. When we’re financially sound, we can take more risks, negotiate better salaries, and leave behind jobs and situations that aren’t in our best interest. In The 30-Day Money Cleanse, Ashley outlines a fun and fresh blueprint for millennials to achieve financial success. I can’t recommend it enough! " — Lindsey Pollak, New York Times Bestselling Author of Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders

"I really enjoyed reading The 30-Day Money Cleanse! What I appreciated the most about it is that it’s a beautifully simple and holistic guide that incorporates so much behavioral finance. I think this is so important for people to comprehend and incorporate. This book is a must-read for every woman (and man) looking to improve their financial lives. It will make a significant difference in the life of its readers. " — Adria Starkey

"Wow! This book is so much more than a financial guide but an experience that every woman NEEDS in getting her life on track! Specifically for those of focusing on our career: when we are in a strong place financially, we can take more risks in our career and negotiate better salaries. I love so many things about this book but I especially love the freedom it creates. In The 30-Day Money Cleanse, Ashley has created a fantastic money resource for women that actually works, helping us tackle our biggest money frustrations and magnify our career success. A must read for anyone who has felt stressed and trapped by funds!" — Lauren McGoodwin

"Isn’t it time you lived your life exactly how you want to? Ashley will show you how in her terrific book, The 30-Day Money Cleanse. She gives you all the psychological and financial tools you need to reshape your money mindset and take control of your financial life. I couldn’t put it down!" — Barbara Huson, author of Sacred Success: A Course in Financial Miracles

"Unlike a juice cleanse or the master cleanse, the 30 day money cleanse is actually quite delicious. Assuming, like me, you intend to eat all the money you save on this steady diet of financial freedom. Yum, Ashley, yum! " — Jeff Kreisler, bestselling author of Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter (with Dan Ariely) and Get Rich Cheating, and Editor-in-Chief of PeopleScience.com

"The 30-Day Money Cleanse offers actionable wisdom so women can reshape their financial lives, ditch the money guilt, and transform their overall well-being in the process. Ashley provides a step-by-step program to help readers make better choices, and makes a typically daunting topic fun and straightforward. Great for anyone looking to think differently about money. " — Laura Vanderkam, author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

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